Bird cage

ABSTRACT

A bird cage has a top grill, a front grill, at least two side grills, and a base. The top, bottom, and side grills and the base define an interior space. A playpen for the cage has a drawer located between the base and the interior space. The drawer is slidable between the interior space and the exterior of the bird cage. There is also a bottom grill that is slidable in and out within in the drawer, to give access to the playpen drawer for cleaning. The playpen preferably includes a perch, a toy hook, and water and food dishes.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This invention relates to bird cages, particularly bird cages havingremovable parts.

BACKGROUND

Bird cages are well known in the art. They house one or more birds andmay contain a wide variety of perches, swings, and amenities such asseed trays, gravel trays, water trays, baths, toys, and the like. Oneimportant consideration in bird cage design is the ease with which thecage may be cleaned, and another is a means to allow the bird to playfreely or fly out of the cage in the proper environment. What is neededis a cage having a removable play area that also allows easy cleaning.

DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the bird cage of the preferredembodiment. The playpen is located inside the cage and partly protrudingtherefrom.

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 18. A bird cage, the bird cage comprising: a top grill; afront grill; at least two side grills; and, a base; the top, bottom, andside grills and the base defining an interior space; and, a playpen; theplaypen further comprising: a drawer located between the base and theinterior space; the drawer slidable between the interior space and theexterior of the bird cage; and, a bottom grill; the bottom grillslidable within the drawer.
 19. The bird cage of claim 1 furthercomprising: a top hatch; the top hatch opening in the top grill.
 20. Thebird cage of claim 1 further comprising: an auxiliary perch; theauxiliary perch located above the top hatch.
 21. The bird cage of claim1 further comprising: a perch connected to the playpen.
 22. The birdcage of claim 1 further comprising: a toy hook connected to the playpen.23. The bird cage of claim 1 further comprising: water and food dishesconnected to the playpen.
 24. The bird cage of claim 1 furthercomprising: a front door.
 25. The bird cage of claim 1 furthercomprising: a stand for supporting the bird cage.
 26. A bird cage, thebird cage comprising: a top grill; a front grill; two side grills; and,a base; the top, bottom, and side grills and the base defining aninterior space; and, a playpen; the playpen further comprising: a drawerlocated between the base and the interior space; the drawer slidablebetween the interior space and the exterior of the bird cage; a bottomgrill; the bottom grill slidable within the drawer; a perch and a toyhook connected to the playpen; a top hatch; the top hatch opening in thetop grill; and, a front door.